By Ibrahim Karim Bangura (Tanko)

Information reaching our news desk indicate that Auwsaa Building Materials and Co. at Main Peninsular Road-Sussex in Freetown, Sierra Leone, has been allegedly evading tax including, non-residential permit, clearing of vessels/containers without proper documentations, escaping customs duties at the Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority (SLPHA) and other illegal activities in the country.

Similarly, Auwsaa building Materials also stands suspected of importing fake building materials, duping poor innocent Sierra Leoneans on the pretext of helping them for overseas travelling, and inconstancies in issuing of electronics GST receipts to costumes.

Reports also have it that Mr. Auwsaa has been unable to meet the condition of services of Sierra Leonean staff, especially daily/casual workers and some full-time staff over the years.

Following the exposure of these dubious activities, reliable sources say, Mr. Auwsaa, the Chief Executive Officer of the company was invited to the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Freetown for further investigations, and spent over three days at lockup, but later released on bail without suitable findings by CID.

On Thursday, May 5, 2025, Africa24 Newspaper, SLBC, and Hotspot Online TV visited the residence and sales point of Mr. Auwsaa at Peninsular Road, Sussex to verify the allegations but he was not available and we when tried to reach him on WhatsApp number +23230187636 for comments, all he could say was, “No Sir, everything is lying. I’m doing a legal business in Freetown.” According to our sources on the ground, Mr. Auwsaa is indeed operating an illegal business in Sierra Leone.

However, one of the Indian salesmen who failed to identify himself said he had spent over six months in Sierra Leone but his documents including work permit and residential permit are still on process by one unknown immigration staff since his arrival in office in town.